The 1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season

1999 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State named national champions, defeating Virginia Tech in the BCS Sugar Bowl.Florida State became the first team in history to start out preseason #1 and remain there through the entire season. Their 12-0 season gave them 109 victories in the...

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Season

Wisconsin finished the regular season 9-2 overall (7-1 conference) and were sole champions of the Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...

 for the first time since 1962

1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1962 college football season, and in the 1963 Rose Bowl as the champions of the Big Ten Conference.-Season:...

 (the 1993

1993 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1993 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season.-Season:Over the course of the season, Wisconsin was the top team in the Big Ten in terms of passing efficiency, with QB Darrell Bevell recording an impressive 155.2 in...

 and 1998

1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season.-Season:Wisconsin finished the regular season 10-1 overall and were co-champions of the Big Ten Conference for the first time since 1993...

 championships were shared). They defeated #22 Stanford

1999 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 1999 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In head coach Tyrone Willingham's fifth season at Stanford, the Cardinal won the Pacific-10 Conference championship for the first time since 1971, earning its first Rose Bowl...

 17-9 in the 2000 Rose Bowl

2000 Rose Bowl

The 2000 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2000. It was the 86th Rose Bowl game and was played on January 1, 2000 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. The game featured the Wisconsin Badgers defeating the Stanford Cardinal by a score of 17-9...

 for the third Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl Game

The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2...

 victory of coach Barry Alvarez

Barry Alvarez

Barry Alvarez is a former American football player and coach and currently the Director of Athletics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served as the head football coach at Wisconsin for 16 seasons from 1990 to 2005, compiling a career college football record of 118–73–4...

's tenure (and program history) to finish the season 10-2.

Ron Dayne

Ron Dayne

Ron Dayne is a former American football running back who is currently a free agent. He holds the NCAA record for career rushing yards, and he won the 1999 Heisman Trophy.-Early life:...

 gained 1,834 rushing yards as a senior. Dayne broke the NCAA rushing record in the final game of the 1999 season against Iowa

1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1999 college football season. It was the first season for new head coach Kirk Ferentz, who replaced former Iowa coach Hayden Fry who retired at the end of the 1998 season....

. Dayne ended his career with 6,397 rushing yards, eclipsing the record set the previous year by Ricky Williams

Ricky Williams

Errick Lynne "Ricky" Williams, Jr. is an American football running back for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft...

 of Texas

1998 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1998 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season.-Regular season:...

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Dayne rushed for 200 yards or more in a game a dozen times, including his final game, a 17-9 victory over Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Dayne had 200 yards on 34 carries and was named the Rose Bowl's Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive year. He became one of only three (now, four) players to win two Rose Bowl MVPs (Washington

University of Washington

University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...

's Bob Schloredt

Bob Schloredt

Robert Schloredt was a college football quarterback for the Washington Huskies. He was awarded the 1959 W.J. Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast. He is the first, of only four players , to be twice named the Most Valuable Player of the Rose Bowl...

, Southern California

University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

's Charles White

Charles White (American football)

Charles White is a former professional American football running back. He had a distinguished college career and later played in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns and the Los Angeles Rams.-College football:...

, and Texas

University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...

' Vince Young

Vince Young

Vincent Paul Young, Jr. , nicknamed "VY", is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He spent the first five seasons of his career with the Tennessee Titans. Young was the third overall draft pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college...

 are the others).

In 1999, Dayne won the Heisman Trophy

Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...

, the second player in Wisconsin's history to receive this award (Alan Ameche

Alan Ameche

Lino Dante "Alan" Ameche , nicknamed "The Horse", was an American football player who played six seasons with the Baltimore Colts in the National Football League after winning the Heisman Trophy in college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was elected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first...

 in 1954

1954 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1954 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1954 college football season.-Season:Alan Ameche was in his senior year and earned All-American honors, named the Big 10 Player of the Year, and was the recipient of the 1954 Heisman Trophy, becoming the...

 was the first). He also received many other awards in this season and throughout his college career, including Big Ten Conference Player of the Year

Chicago Tribune Silver Football

The Chicago Tribune Silver Football is awarded by the Chicago Tribune to the college football player determined to be the best player from the Big Ten Conference. The award has been presented annually since 1924, when Red Grange of Illinois was the award's first recipient.The winner of the Silver...

, and All-American placement. Dayne's career rushing total remains an NCAA record. Bowl games included, he amassed 7,125 yards, becoming the first player in NCAA history to total over 7,000 rushing yards. He is one of five players in NCAA history to rush for over a thousand yards in each of his four seasons.

Individual awards and honors

• Brooks Bollinger
  Brooks Bollinger
  Brooks Bollinger is a retired American football quarterback. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
  
  , Big Ten Freshman of the Year
• Ron Dayne, All-America selection
• Ron Dayne, Doak Walker Award
• Ron Dayne, Heisman Trophy
• Ron Dayne, Maxwell Award
• Ron Dayne, Walter Camp Award
• Ron Dayne, Rose Bowl Most Valuable Player

Schedule and results

Regular starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Brooks Bollinger Brooks Bollinger Brooks Bollinger is a retired American football quarterback. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
Running Back	Ron Dayne Ron Dayne Ron Dayne is a former American football running back who is currently a free agent. He holds the NCAA record for career rushing yards, and he won the 1999 Heisman Trophy.-Early life:...
Fullback	Chad Kuhns
Wide Receiver	Chris Chambers Chris Chambers Christopher J. "Chris" Chambers is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
Wide Receiver	Nick Davis Nick Davis (American football) Nick Davis is a former wide receiver in the National Football League. He played two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. He played his college ball at University of Wisconsin-Madison.-References:...
Tight End	Dague Retzlaff
Left Tackle	Chris McIntosh Chris McIntosh Chris McIntosh is a former offensive tackle in the NFL. McIntosh was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.-College:...
Left Guard	Bill Ferrario Bill Ferrario William James Ferrario is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League primarily with the Green Bay Packers.-Early years:Ferrario graduated from West Scranton High School...
Center	Casey Rabach Casey Rabach Casey Edward Rabach is an American football center who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
Right Guard	Dave Costa
Right Tackle	Mark Tauscher Mark Tauscher Mark Tauscher is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL Draft...

Position	Player
Defensive End	Ross Kolodziej Ross Kolodziej Ross Anthony Kolodziej is an American football defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
Nose Tackle	Eric Mahlik
Defensive End	Wendell Bryant Wendell Bryant Wendell Bryant is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals 12th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin.-College career:...
Rush End	John Favret
Outside Linebacker	Roger Knight Roger Knight (American football) Roger Oliver Knight is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin.Knight also played for the New Orleans Saints....
Inside Linebacker	Donnel Thompson Donnel Thompson Donnel A. Thompson is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Indianapolis Colts . He played collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.-References:...
Outside Linebacker	Chris Ghidorzi
Cornerback	Mike Echols Mike Echols (American football) Michael Kitome Echols is a former American football cornerback who played in both the National Football League and the Canadian Football League . He was selected in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans. He played collegiately for the University of Wisconsin–Madison.At...
Free Safety	Jason Doering Jason Doering Jason James Doering is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Indianapolis Colts and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin and was drafted in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL Draft....
Strong Safety	Bobby Myers
Cornerback	Jamar Fletcher Jamar Fletcher Jamar Mondell Fletcher is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent and lives in south Florida. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins 26th overall in the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin...

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Ron Dayne Ron Dayne Ron Dayne is a former American football running back who is currently a free agent. He holds the NCAA record for career rushing yards, and he won the 1999 Heisman Trophy.-Early life:...	Running Back	1	11	New York Giants 2000 New York Giants season The 2000 New York Giants season was the 76th season for the club in the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Preseason:-Regular season:The giants began the 2000 season hoping to get over the hump of coming short the past two seasons....
Chris McIntosh Chris McIntosh Chris McIntosh is a former offensive tackle in the NFL. McIntosh was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.-College:...	Tackle	1	22	Seattle Seahawks 2000 Seattle Seahawks season The 2000 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 25th season with the National Football League. The 2000 season was the first of two seasons the Seahawks played at Husky Stadium while Qwest Field was being built.-2000 NFL Draft:-Staff:-Preseason:...
Bobby Myers	Defensive Back	4	124	Tennessee Titans 2000 Tennessee Titans season The 2000 Tennessee Titans season was the Titans' 41st season and their 31st in the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Standings:-AFC Divisional Playoff:...
Mark Tauscher Mark Tauscher Mark Tauscher is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL Draft...	Guard	7	224	Green Bay Packers 2000 Green Bay Packers season The 2000 Green Bay Packers season was the first season for which Mike Sherman was the head coach of the team. Sherman was the thirteenth head coach in franchise history. The Packers finished 9-7, failing to qualify for the playoffs...
Donnel Thompson Donnel Thompson Donnel A. Thompson is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Indianapolis Colts . He played collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.-References:...	Linebacker	free agent		Pittsburgh Steelers 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers season began with the team trying to improve on their 6–10 record from 1999 in which they failed to qualify for the playoffs. While Pittsburgh did improve to 9–7 and had their first winning season since 1997, it was not enough for the team to qualify for the playoffs...

External links

• University of Wisconsin–Madison Athletic Department Collection: 1999 Wisconsin Football Guide